Refugees who come to Australia often remain isolated in their communities, but a new day care organisation south-west of Brisbane is helping to bridge that gap by training migrants to become qualified childcare workers.

As well as providing home-based childcare, Kids First Family Day Care runs a program teaching Certificate III in Children's Services.

The course, which is offered at a training centre in Goodna, west of Brisbane, is attended largely by refugees and migrants.

"We have quite a diverse mix," company director Oday Hasan said.

"We have Australians and we also have Africans, New Zealanders, Samoans, Tongans, Papua New Guineans ... the list could go on all day."

South Sudanese refugee Sara Kur has worked with children for many years but says she struggled to find work in Australia.

"If you don't have a certificate, and you don't have qualifications you can't get a job," she said.

"But when you have it [the qualification], you can get a job easily."

Ms Kur recently completed the Certificate III in Children's Services and now operates her own family day care service out of her Goodna home.

She says the course provided her with the skills and knowledge to work in the childcare industry in Australia.

"Back in Egypt, we just work with kids and there are no rules - you just follow the family rules," she said.

"Here in Australia you have to follow the rules."

Heather Ngwenya, who is originally from Zimbabwe, is part way through studying the course and says childcare in Australia is "not just a babysitting service".

"You actually have to know the regulations and the policies behind it all," she said.

Coordinator and trainer for Kids First Family Day Care, Abraham Akuot, says the program is specifically tailored to suit the diverse class.

"I speak English, Swahili, Arabic and Dinka and other African languages so I act as a translator and also an interpreter," he said.

Mr Akuot says the program is helping to pave the way to employment for refugees in the community while reducing the sense of isolation.

"It is important because we are an emerging community, we are a new community and we have a lot of challenges that are facing us," he said.

"Getting a job is one of the biggest challenges ... there could be a language barrier, or you might not have the necessary skills."

Program fosters connection to new culture

While the program provides employment opportunities, director Mr Hasan says it also encourages families to connect with other cultures.

"For me, as an immigrant to a new place, it can be daunting at homes," he said.

"The first impression you get when you come to a new country ... we wake up in the morning, and there's absolutely nothing you can recognise.

"That itself, that first shock, it takes a little bit to get over."

He says a crucial part of the program is offering support to help newly arrived families become accustomed to their new environment.

The program is also being offered in Townsville, Toowoomba, Inala and north Brisbane.

Already more than 90 students have successfully completed the course through the day care organisation.

"It feels liberating, to know that they have the qualifications now," said Mr Akuot.

"They know they can have their job with confidence, knowing that they comply with all the requirements and the regulations."